This is a charming and beautifully illustrated animal fable. It comes from the popular Silver Penny series. It is suitable for children aged 3 to 6. When a thirsty fox sees some tasty-looking grapes, he's delighted. But he just can't reach them, no matter how high he jumps or how hard he tries. Bitterly disappointed, he walks off, calling them 'sour'. Aesop's charming animal fable gently teaches children a timeless and very human lesson.
This book is part of a book series called Silver Penny Stories .
There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Sterling Publishing Co Inc .
Sarah S. Brannen (www. sarahbrannen. com) is the award-winning illustrator of nearly twenty books for children. She lives in Massachusetts and is pretty good at tying her own shoes. Follow her on Twitter @SarahBrannen and on Instagram @SarahSBrannen. Kathleen Olmstead is the author of several Classic Starts books, including Anne of Avonlea and Moby Dick, as well as Jacques Cousteau: A Life Under the Sea (9781402744402) and Matthew Henson: The Quest for the North Pole (9781402744419), both in the Sterling Biographies series. Marcos Calo has worked as a concept artist for several animated movies, most notably Planet 51 and Despicable Me, while also illustrating for over 14 years.
This book contains the following story:
The Fox and the Grapes
One hot summers day a Fox was walking through an orchard when he spotted a bunch of juicy grapes just out of reach. Yum, thought Fox. Those grapes would be great to quench my thirst. Fox took a running jump but missed the grapes. He tried again and again but could not reach the grapes. Eventually he gave up and told himself that this was no loss anyhow as the grapes would probably have been sour anyway. Moral: it is easy to despise what you cannot get.
